Homemade Knotting Boards
You can make your own knotting board out of just about any material that is soft enough to insert T-pins and strong enough to hold them in place. Try a piece of dense foam board from a craft store or corkboard from an office supply store. If you'd like to add a grid of measured squares to your board, you can draw one out on heavy paper or light paperboard or print one from a computer and attach it to the board with push pins, thumbtacks, or tape. You can use the same anchoring methods with a...
Finishing Macrame Designs
Macram jewelry is usually finished with bead-and-loop or knot-and-loop closures see Chapter 6 . However, you can also use pre-made findings by attaching the ends of your design to jump rings. One method is to begin by attaching your cords to a jump ring using a lark's head knot see p. 148 , and then complete your design by tying the cords in a secure overhand knot around another jump ring at the other end. Alternatively, you can attach jump rings to each end by passing all of the cords through...
Basic Bead Stringing Techniques
You can use basic bead stringing techniques to create single-strand necklaces, bracelets, and anklets, as well as some simple non-jewelry items, like bookmarkers. This chapter describes the bead stringing process from initial layout to finishing a design using your choice of stringing material. Prepare a Design 34 Grades of Beading Wire 40 String and Finish Beading Wire 42 Hide Cover Beading Wire Loops 48 String and Finish Beading Cord 49 String and Finish Beading Thread 61 String and Finish...